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Lots of changes in this week's rankings as we have a completely new order to the top four—one you may not like too much—as well as the debut of future B1G members Rutgers and Maryland. Changes since the last rankings:

^The average of the average rankings of the four recruiting services (the previous four columns). The figure is calculated based on the raw numbers and then rounded, so the numbers above may not average out exactly.

Michigan Football's Facebook page is doing a "Drive to 1 Million Fans." Once the page reaches 1 million "likes", they will draw 3 winners, 1 winner for each of these packages:

1 pair of 2013 Football Season tickets

1 pair of pregame sideline passes and game tickets for M vs. ND

1 pair of pregame sideline passes and game tickets for M vs. OSU

Contest ends on December 8, so there is just enough time to make it over 1,000,000 "likes", as they are just shy of 999,000 right now.

Here is the link. If I win the season tickets, I'll be selling them, as I live in Texas and they're useless to me. Hopefully I win The Game tickets, as it would be my first ever live Michigan game. GO BLUE!

"WR Junior Hemingway. Fairly ponderous leaper with inexplicable YAC knack; decent hands; should be replaceable if Darryl Stonum makes it back. Given the lack of swift action to boot after Stonum got pulled over, I assume that is the case."

- In our optimism we will try to convice ourselves that we will not miss Jordan Kovacs THAT much, frequently pointing to the development of Tom Gordon. This will unfortunately not be the case, and we will give up at least one devasting big play for a touchdown in a key situation next season. PLEASE stay healthy Tom. Like Molk, we can never say too much about Kovacs.

- Similarly but to a lesser extent, our optimism about the future at linebacker will criminally neglect Kenny Demens' career contribution and legacy.

- Again similarly due to the development of youth (Heitzman/Strobel/Wormley, etc.) and the Heininger Certainty Principle, we will try to convince ourselves that Craig Roh will not be a big loss in 2013. The Nebraska UFR disagrees with you:

- Terrible fans will beat the Denard v Devin horse all year long, because they apparently get themselves off by trolling this board and grasping at straws for reasons to bring up Rich Rodriguez three years later. Others will point out that Devin is a Rich Rod recruit. The rest of us will point out: SHUT UP ALL OF YOU!!!

- There will be mid level competitive games where we say "those two 50 yd QB rush TDs would've been really nice right about now", but at other times we will giggle with glee at Gardner to Funchess/Gallon.

- There will be screen passes to Hayes/Rawls/Other??? in 2013 that work for decent gains and make you say "that's a touchdown if Vincent Smith is getting the ball".

- Despite his season and a half of struggles, Jeremy Jackson and Jerald Robinson will make no one forget Roy Roundtree, (although hopefully some youth will give it a shot).